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Thinking about my parents said

Faisal__Kamal
Faisal__Kamal

These days, my anxiety keeps higher and higher, in the mean time, I still cannot forget and thinking about my parents said about how freak, not-normal, crazy I am, just because the anxiety and depression were beat me, and its getting worse. 


And in the same time, I also thinking, why God's creating me like this. I didn't mean to be ungrateful for saying this, but... why can't I be just a normal person, like everybody else, without that freaky mental illness? 


"WTF is happening to you? Let me just take you to the physcologist, kay? What kind of blood line do I have? Why am I have son like you?! Don't act that way, you're freaky not-normal person. If you keep act like this, just get from my house! Live by your own! Do you really want that?! If not, STOP BEING OVER-DRAMATIC!" the rude words that clear out loud from my parents' mouth...


Okay, I'm so sick of it :(



Help....

phoebsss
phoebsss
First of all you aren't being over dramatic. It seems like neither of your parents know how to support someone with a mental health illness. You are not abnormal because all of the people that have depression on this site means it's becoming a lot more common!! You aren't freaky at all. You can't help what is happening to you you just have to try and find ways that make it easier to cope with living with it
sharaninmd
sharaninmd
Your parents are being verbly abusive which you do not deserve. Your parents are saying these things about depression because they have not experienced it. You are not a freak or abnormal. You have a mental illness that you need help with. Have you been to a professional doctor such as a psychiatrist? If so, are you taking any medication? Are you seeing a therapist? If not, I would recommend that you see a psychiatrist so you can be properly be diagnosed and get the help you need.
jane12
jane12
Parents sometimes can say the worst comments. I know mine did when I was younger. I suffer from depression since I was in middle school. I learned that not everyone might support me with the anxiety I have and the depression. Now my parents are dealing with my brother's diagnosis of schizophrenia and depression who knows how they are dealing with it, I don't have much communication with them. You need to see a therapist it helps to talk to someone.
Faisal__Kamal
Faisal__Kamal
Maraming salamat sa lahat nang tulong mo sakin <- its mean "Thank you so much for you guys to helping me" in Filipino. Your advice is means a lot.

Idk why some of the people, include my mom, dad, even my brother don't even know how's depression and anxiety feels like. I think I might have this for a long long time, maybe since I was a child:( but they don't notice, because I never done anything weird.

If I may ask, how does depression affecting on your life.
phoebsss
phoebsss
My depression affects my life through my school work, social interaction, my energy levels, my self harm, my concentration levels as well. However my depression is quite extreme so I'm not sure if it's the same for everyone. The good thing is that there are points in the day where it lifts for a bit. The bad news is that it goes back to how it was. Always here if you want to talk xx
Faisal__Kamal
Faisal__Kamal
Even tho I'm not alone, but for real, I'm really alone, because my family never understand what depression feels like. I just wish, there some way to make them understand.

Mine's worst I think, last week, I cannot believe I'm saying this, but I almost didn't eat for the all day, because of the depression:(
phoebsss
phoebsss
Why couldn't you eat?
Faisal__Kamal
Faisal__Kamal
Because when the time I feel this mental illness, I'm losing my mind and my appetite:( @phoebsss